He is further survived by brothers and sister: Ross Jakobitz (wife G. Paula) of Buffalo Lake, Helen Young (husband Eugene) of Lester Prairie, and Steven Jakobitz (wife Gail) of Lonsdale; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Roy Scott of Hinckley, Lois and Walt Hanson of Conoco,Va.; and Joyce and Phillip Pederson of Benson; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Officiating at the 2 p.m. funeral service were the Revs. Tom Rakow and Gerald Hintz. The organist was Jane Holasek. Congregational hymns were “Give Me Jesus” and “No One Understands Like Jesus.” Marlin and Lonna Rasmussen sang a duet, “It Is Well With My Soul.”